New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-03
GARLAND SNUBBED AGAIN.
u,s ADVICE ASKED BUT NOT TAKEN.

,vvy1ANp WILL SIGN THE INTERSTATE BILL
SELFISH SENATOR'S
nvnoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE '"'"'NN'
w.su,xoroN. Feb. Fit is said that Attorney
General Garland, after reading in IHE TRIBUNE .
aispxtcu which showed how he had commi'too hiii'oh
81 ,ha u,cou.ttutonaly OF the Interstate Commerce
In, villa .cunvinc scat in the Senate, decided not
30 trn.b the President with written opinion out 10
report to him orally lest ha Sh;et e al adviser
in the absurd light having had his advice called ior
b,t NOT 10 10 we'd This il precisely what aoou' 70
bannen MIR Gar and hss told the President Una. no
con.idered the measure unconstitutional lie coqan'
40 otherwise without stutiiyng himself me i T
dent has listened to him and will sign the Dai NOV
Garland to be placed in His counsel Is sought put no
attention is paid to it, He goes through the form OF
giving advice; it cast aside app arehty' not
ceremony In a word, he Is snuDhed, anu ~ 'no ms.
Offensive manner too. But such treatment as eec'
upon the pachydermatous sOnl OF the attorney zen
era. He is rather accustomed 10 y, s n' TcsricJ
the advice OF Mr.. Garland. In appohIheHTtss, araI
notorious that the advice OF the Attorney mann
counts tor nothing with the President to would con-
slider his career of usefulness ended Noi ,ts IN
Attorney General A salary OF $s,OOo anu conntry
Washington are preferred 70 tne stence in Hominy
attorney in Arkansas and an ei.saem word nnknow8
Hail Hence he stic Resign is wore aora hmt in
10 him 1t is anomalous condltion OIL """N'' 'N "
fins era of reform far from surpr sing
Mr.
tanned In the Sundry Civil Appropriation Dill, winch
,eeks to house number Of important bureaus under
the roof of the Pt nson Oce as an Illustration OF
The nefarious attempts the part OF Congress to deal
With details about which It could have no possible
practical knowledge Mr. Teller, no has been at the
head OF the most important department OF the overn,
ment speaks with something like authority lie sald
that there was not enough in the Pension once
for other bureaus and no insisted that such things
should be lett to the discretion of the executive head OF
a department anyway, without dctation from Con-
press. To hear thereupOn Senators who are yearly
clamoring for mo, committee and who are Will,
ing deface the beautiful new terrace OF the CaPoI
in order TO secure for themselves private retirng
rooms declare that they could PACK twice as .re ~
present without danger to health or e was GalneIs
Amusing and instructive. The proposition hnaily
passed in an amended form.
The death of Sir Thomas May 10 London the other
day reminds correspondent IN Inc Cruc % r .ho
ante beum career OF the baronet in this country Colo
mel May was a large slave owner ana owned +" PIan'a
ton in Louisiana known as May Lawn. ne was a., a
strong Union man and manumltted his slaves a. .no 40
BEGINNING of the Civil War He served on the stan OF
General s! erdan and subsequently received from
President lincoln the appointment OF Assistant
urer OF the United States for the Southern
Mt Newt )rIeans He afterward founded and euit-d
aThe New Orleans Times" Only recrntly he had
succeeded in establishing his claim to the baronetcy OF
Nav of Moytiedr place now conspicuous among
the sights in the vicinity OF LONDON, on u Nav WINS
married to daughter OF Mr.. Taylor, mem0rr OIL
Congress from louisiana, and not long ago puicaseI
the residence in Washington OF tha iate nd nrnc
writer and among his productions was WORK emu. Gu
GThe Earl OF Mayfeld," which has been extensively
circulated and read with much interest
Tn DELAY OF the Senate in taking up the Mormon oi
recently passed by the House is explained on the
strange ground that Mr.. Edmunds, who takes charge
of this matter in the Senate is too busy IN the supreme
Court as the counsel tor the Draw baugh leephOhe
interests to attend this measure just at present